Field Crop Scout Training offered in May

MEAD, Neb. – A May 11 University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension crop scout training course will provide crop scouts an opportunity to enhance their skills.

The training is designed for entry level scouts who will be working for crop consultants, industry agronomists or farm service centers across Nebraska and neighboring states, said Keith Glewen, UNL Extension educator.

The course is from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. with registration at 8:30 a.m. at the university’s Agricultural Research and Development Center near Mead.

“Past participants have given the training high marks and state that the knowledge gained from attending greatly enhanced their scouting skills,” Glewen said.

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Cost is $115. Fees include lunch, refreshment breaks, workshop materials and instruction manual. Registrants should preregister to reserve their seat and to ensure workshop materials are available the day of the training session. Updated reference materials are included in this year’s take home instruction manual.

A total of 5.5 Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education Units is anticipated in the integrated pest management (4.0), crop production (1.0) and soil fertility (.5) categories.

The training is part of the UNL Extension Crop Management Diagnostic Clinics and is sponsored by Extension in the university’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Additional diagnostic clinics include: